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- When does physics depart the realm of testable hypothesis and come to resemble theology?
- About the Author: Peter Woit is a lecturer in the mathematics department of Columbia University, where in recent years he has taught graduate courses in quantum field theory, representation theory, and differential geometry.
- 320 Pages
- Mathematics, Number Theory
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About the Book
Woit offers an authoritative and well-reasoned account of string theory's fashionable status among today's theoretical physicists, and its promising new directions, including the role of beauty in mathematics and physics.Book Synopsis
When does physics depart the realm of testable hypothesis and come to resemble theology? Peter Woit argues that string theory isn't just going in the wrong direction, it's not even science. Not Even Wrong shows that what many physicists call superstring "theory" is not a theory at all. It makes no predictions, not even wrong ones, and this very lack of falsifiability is what has allowed the subject to survive and flourish. Peter Woit explains why the mathematical conditions for progress in physics are entirely absent from superstring theory today, offering the other side of the story.
About the Author
Peter Woit is a lecturer in the mathematics department of Columbia University, where in recent years he has taught graduate courses in quantum field theory, representation theory, and differential geometry. His math and physics blog, Not Even Wrong (www.math.columbia.edu/ woit/wordpress), has been featured in Discover, Seed, and New Scientist. He lives in New York.Dimensions (Overall): 8.01 Inches (H) x 5.47 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Weight: .59 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Mathematics
Sub-Genre: Number Theory
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Peter Woit
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2007
TCIN: 76999837
UPC: 9780465092765
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-7278
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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